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Name: The ghost dance
Author: Alice Beck Kehoe

This ethnohistorical case study of Native American life explores the Ghost Dance religion, which was a spiritual movement among Native Americans in the mid-19th century. Alice Kehoe combines knowledge gained from her first-hand experiences living among and speaking with Indian elders with a careful analysis of historical accounts. The book provides a succinct yet insightful look at people, events, and institutions from the 1800s to the present. It clarifies unique and complex relationships among Indian peoples and dispels many of the false pretenses promoted by United States agencies over two centuries.

First publish date: 1989

Genre: Religion & Spirituality/Buddhism

Authors: Alice Beck Kehoe

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